| Equality Index ? | 8 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 6 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 9 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2024 | Legal Since 2023 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2011 | Banned Since 2018 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2004 | State-enforced Since 1989 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2013 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2011 | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2023 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1992 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2024 | Equal Since 2023 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 74% Did not mention homosexuals 26% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 13% Justifiable 59% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 28% Agree 39% Disagree |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 10% Tolerate 90% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 11% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 6% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 95% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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